Registration opens for 2nd Annual Cades Cove Loop Lope

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KODAK, TN – Opportunities remain for runners to participate in the 2nd Annual Cades Cove Loop Lope which takes place on Sunday, November 4, 2018. The registration deadline for either the 10-Mile or 5K course is October 31, 2018; the cost is $75 per person.

“This is the only organized footrace in Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” explains Friends of the Smokies President Jim Hart. “It is a wonderful opportunity for runners and walkers of all ages to experience the beauty of Cades Cove in the fall while the road is closed to vehicles.” The run starts at 7:30 a.m. on November 4th so that the road can be re-opened to vehicles by 12 noon. Due to very limited parking at the beginning of the Loop Road, vehicle access past the Townsend “Wye” will be restricted between the Wye and Cades Cove to registered runners and campers until the race is over.

The Cades Cove Loop Lope is a fundraiser organized by Friends of the Smokies in cooperation with the Knoxville Track Club. Sponsors for this year’s race include 21st Mortgage, Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Denso, Turner Custom Homes, Dollywood, Home Federal Bank, Cosey Financial Services, Shafer Insurance, PCS, and Fleet Feet Sports of Knoxville.

For more details about the race, and to register for the Cades Cove Loop Lope, visit the race website.

Published October 23, 2018